ओळ

See also: ओळख and ओळखणे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘌𑘩𑘱 (oli), 𑘌𑘩𑘲 (olī), 𑘪𑘻𑘯𑘲 (voḷī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀑𑀮𑀻 (olī), from Sanskrit आवलि (āvali). Compare Kannada ಓಳಿ (ōḷi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɭ̆/

Noun

ओळ • (oḷ) f

1. row, rank, line
   • 1848 February 5, The Gospels and Acts in Marathi: Gospel of Mark 6:40‎^[1], Āmerikāna Miśana Chāpakhānyāṃta Chāpileṃ, line 40:

     तेव्हां ते शंभर शंभर आणि पन्नास पन्नास असे ओळी ओळीने बसले.

     tevhā̃ te śambhar śambhar āṇi pannās pannās ase oḷī oḷīne basle.

     Then they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

Derived terms

• ओळा (oḷā, “line of procedure”) m

See also

• ओहळी (ohḷī, “streamlet or gutter”) f

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “ओळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “ओळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “ओळ”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “āvali”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press